Strange substance on spoiler lid
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It's a standard (metal) deck lid, right? There are some issues with fiberglass/CF parts (like wings) being cured improperly resulting in resin seeping into the paint, but obviously that wouldn't apply to a metal trunk lid...
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Hey Schnell - the lid is stock. My bad on the description perhaps, it's the actual spoiler part that is stained. The plastic part.
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To much and to spread out to be bird poop. See pic - beside this one vertical part (that does resemble seagull poop) it's all down in the horizontals of the plastic.
That's why it's throwing me off. It looks like something wet covered the plastic of the spoiler and it stained. Weird.
I have only tried using soap and water to take it off but get the feeling stronger stuff won't do s***.
That's why it's throwing me off. It looks like something wet covered the plastic of the spoiler and it stained. Weird.
I have only tried using soap and water to take it off but get the feeling stronger stuff won't do s***.
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Try detailer spray. Then try other solvents like; WD40, vinegar, and alcohol. Rinse well. Hard to see with the mobile app. Maybe try clay and lube.
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Sorry - my 996 is the only one I've looked at closely, and it's not stock (Aerokit II). If it IS something in the plastic reacting with the paint, the bummer is that it will be happening under the clear coat, so the only fix would be repainting.
In the Corvette world, there are many folks who have been screwed by getting brake fluid onto body panels; some amount seeps in and pretty much destroys any hope of the part ever being properly painted unless the part is removed, stripped, and completely encapsulated.
I hope yours turns out to be something much more benign.
In the Corvette world, there are many folks who have been screwed by getting brake fluid onto body panels; some amount seeps in and pretty much destroys any hope of the part ever being properly painted unless the part is removed, stripped, and completely encapsulated.
I hope yours turns out to be something much more benign.
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Sorry - my 996 is the only one I've looked at closely, and it's not stock (Aerokit II). If it IS something in the plastic reacting with the paint, the bummer is that it will be happening under the clear coat, so the only fix would be repainting.
In the Corvette world, there are many folks who have been screwed by getting brake fluid onto body panels; some amount seeps in and pretty much destroys any hope of the part ever being properly painted unless the part is removed, stripped, and completely encapsulated.
I hope yours turns out to be something much more benign.
In the Corvette world, there are many folks who have been screwed by getting brake fluid onto body panels; some amount seeps in and pretty much destroys any hope of the part ever being properly painted unless the part is removed, stripped, and completely encapsulated.
I hope yours turns out to be something much more benign.
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Originally Posted by Woodman71
Vinegar is a good call, thanks. That stuff is a miracle fluid.
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Will do Lexvan, thanks.
I love this forum because so many times someone posts up a question and people respond with clear answers because they're experienced the same exact issue.
I figure if no one comes in and says "This happened to me, it was the blah blah that exploded in the motor" then I can worry more about removing the stuff than where it came from.
It almost looks like hard water marks. Wonder if water might have seeped in when the cover was on and something from the car cover made it milky. The inside of the car cover is white, after all.
I love this forum because so many times someone posts up a question and people respond with clear answers because they're experienced the same exact issue.
I figure if no one comes in and says "This happened to me, it was the blah blah that exploded in the motor" then I can worry more about removing the stuff than where it came from.
It almost looks like hard water marks. Wonder if water might have seeped in when the cover was on and something from the car cover made it milky. The inside of the car cover is white, after all.
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Does the area in question have PPF?
I thinks it's hard water staining or residue. But it's hard for me to see on our mobile app.
I thinks it's hard water staining or residue. But it's hard for me to see on our mobile app.
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PPF= paint protection film.